Nataša Vezmar (born October 24, 1976, in Bjelovar) is a Croatian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's heavyweight category.[1] One of Croatia's most prominent sporting figures in her decade, Vezmar held three European titles in the over-72 kg division, claimed two medals (a silver and a bronze) at the World Taekwondo Championships (1997 and 2003), and represented her nation Croatia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).[2] Vezmar also trained full-time for TK Metalac in Zagreb, under head coach and master Ivica Klaić.[2]
Vezmar made her official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women's over-67 kg class. Seeded second and one of the fighters predicted to get an Olympic medal, Vezmar started her fight with an impressive 7–4 victory over Spain's Ireane Ruíz, before losing the semifinal to her Russian opponent Natalia Ivanova. In the repechage, Vezmar thrashed Mounia Bourguigue of Morocco at 4–1 to mount her chances of an Olympic medal. In the bronze medal match, Vezmar scored a 4–4 draw in the first two rounds against Dominique Bosshart, but her Canadian opponent responded with a feverish kicking exchange at the end to seal a seamless 11–8 victory, relegating Vezmar to fourth.[3][4][5]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Vezmar qualified for her second Croatian squad in the women's heavyweight class (+67 kg). Earlier in the process, she defeated Great Britain's Sarah Stevenson in the final to secure her place on the Croatian team at the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[7][8] Hoping to improve her fourth-place finish from Sydney, Vezmar moved directly into the quarterfinals with a first round bye, but rounded off a dismal display in a startling 4–5 defeat to 16-year-old Jordanian teen Nadin Dawani.[9][10] With her opponent losing the semifinal to France's Myriam Baverel, Vezmar failed to slip into the repechage bracket for a chance of an Olympic bronze medal.[11]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^ ab"Zlatna Nataša Vezmar" [Nataša Vezmar wins gold] (in Croatian). Večernji list. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^"Sydney 2000: Taekwondo – Women's Heavyweight (+67kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 62–66. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
^"Dominique Bosshart kicks to bronze in taekwondo". CBC Sports. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ [Failing to stand on the podium puts the athlete to tears] (in Croatian). Internet Monitor. 1 October 2000. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^"Srebro za Vezmar, bronca za Kuzmanovića" [Silver for Vezmar, bronze for Kuzmanović] (in Croatian). Index.hr. 27 September 2003. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^"Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Women's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^"Taekwondo: Nataša Vezmar europska prvakinja" [Taekwondo: Nataša Vezmar has declared the European champion] (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. 9 May 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^"Nataša Vezmar već u četvrtfinalu taekwondo turnira" [Nataša Vezmar moves on to the quarterfinals of the taekwondo tournament] (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^"Taekwondo – Women's Heavyweight (+67kg/+148lbs) Quarterfinals". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
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Nataša Vezmar at TaekwondoData.com
April 16, 2024
nataša, vezmar, born, october, 1976, bjelovar, croatian, taekwondo, practitioner, competed, women, heavyweight, category, croatia, most, prominent, sporting, figures, decade, vezmar, held, three, european, titles, over, division, claimed, medals, silver, bronz. Natasa Vezmar born October 24 1976 in Bjelovar is a Croatian taekwondo practitioner who competed in the women s heavyweight category 1 One of Croatia s most prominent sporting figures in her decade Vezmar held three European titles in the over 72 kg division claimed two medals a silver and a bronze at the World Taekwondo Championships 1997 and 2003 and represented her nation Croatia in two editions of the Olympic Games 2000 and 2004 2 Vezmar also trained full time for TK Metalac in Zagreb under head coach and master Ivica Klaic 2 Natasa VezmarPersonal informationFull nameNatasa VezmarNationality CroatiaBorn 1976 10 24 24 October 1976 age 47 Bjelovar SR Croatia SFR YugoslaviaHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight77 kg 170 lb SportSportTaekwondoEvent 67 kgClubTK MetalacCoached byIvica KlaicMedal record Women s taekwondoRepresenting CroatiaWorld Championships2003 Garmisch 72 kg1997 Hong Kong 70 kgEuropean Championships1998 Eindhoven 72 kg2002 Samsun 72 kg2004 Lillehammer 72 kg1994 Zagreb 70 kg2000 Patras 72 kgVezmar made her official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she competed in the women s over 67 kg class Seeded second and one of the fighters predicted to get an Olympic medal Vezmar started her fight with an impressive 7 4 victory over Spain s Ireane Ruiz before losing the semifinal to her Russian opponent Natalia Ivanova In the repechage Vezmar thrashed Mounia Bourguigue of Morocco at 4 1 to mount her chances of an Olympic medal In the bronze medal match Vezmar scored a 4 4 draw in the first two rounds against Dominique Bosshart but her Canadian opponent responded with a feverish kicking exchange at the end to seal a seamless 11 8 victory relegating Vezmar to fourth 3 4 5 In 2003 Vezmar picked up a silver medal in the same category at the World Championships in Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany following a tough 1 0 defeat to South Korea s Youn Hyun jung 6 At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Vezmar qualified for her second Croatian squad in the women s heavyweight class 67 kg Earlier in the process she defeated Great Britain s Sarah Stevenson in the final to secure her place on the Croatian team at the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku Azerbaijan 7 8 Hoping to improve her fourth place finish from Sydney Vezmar moved directly into the quarterfinals with a first round bye but rounded off a dismal display in a startling 4 5 defeat to 16 year old Jordanian teen Nadin Dawani 9 10 With her opponent losing the semifinal to France s Myriam Baverel Vezmar failed to slip into the repechage bracket for a chance of an Olympic bronze medal 11 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Natasa Vezmar Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 9 January 2015 a b Zlatna Natasa Vezmar Natasa Vezmar wins gold in Croatian Vecernji list 5 September 2002 Retrieved 9 January 2015 Sydney 2000 Taekwondo Women s Heavyweight 67kg PDF Sydney 2000 LA84 Foundation pp 62 66 Retrieved 23 November 2014 Dominique Bosshart kicks to bronze in taekwondo CBC Sports 30 September 2000 Retrieved 26 December 2014 Umjesto na postolju u kutu u suzama Failing to stand on the podium puts the athlete to tears in Croatian Internet Monitor 1 October 2000 Archived from the original on 10 January 2015 Retrieved 9 January 2015 Srebro za Vezmar bronca za Kuzmanovica Silver for Vezmar bronze for Kuzmanovic in Croatian Index hr 27 September 2003 Retrieved 9 January 2015 Athens 2004 Taekwondo Women s Entry List by NOC PDF Athens 2004 LA84 Foundation pp 5 7 Retrieved 28 December 2014 Taekwondo Natasa Vezmar europska prvakinja Taekwondo Natasa Vezmar has declared the European champion in Croatian Sportnet hr 9 May 2004 Retrieved 9 January 2015 Blazer glory takes on Olympics sound and fury Independent Online South Africa 28 August 2004 Retrieved 9 January 2015 Natasa Vezmar vec u cetvrtfinalu taekwondo turnira Natasa Vezmar moves on to the quarterfinals of the taekwondo tournament in Croatian Sportnet hr 30 August 2004 Retrieved 9 January 2015 Taekwondo Women s Heavyweight 67kg 148lbs Quarterfinals Athens 2004 BBC Sport 12 August 2004 Retrieved 24 September 2013 External links editNatasa Vezmar at TaekwondoData com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Natasa Vezmar amp oldid 1167736348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
